The world belongs to the energetic.

Things admit of being used as symbols, because nature is a symbol, in the whole, and in every part.

The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims.

It is sublime to think and say of another, I need never meet, or speak, or write to him: we need not reinforce ourselves, or send tokens of remembrance; I rely on him as on myself: if he did thus and thus, I know it was right.

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

The goof man, in dealing with his people, taxes them with luxury.

My gentleman gives the law where he is; he will outpray saints in chapel, outgeneral veterans in the field, and outshine all courtesy in the hall. He is good company for pirates, and good with academicians; so that it is useless to fortify yourself against him; he has the private entrance to all minds, and I could as easily exclude myself, as him.